Reed rebounded from its first loss of the season with a pair of quality wins on Saturday in Sacramento. The Raiders topped Ponderosa and Casa Roble to improve to 16-1-1 on the season. The four-game stint in the Victory Tournament put a cap on the Raiders’ non-league schedule. Still unbeaten in DI North play at 9-0, Reed returns to league play on Monday for a doubleheader … [Read more...]
Softball: Raiders undefeated no more, Cougars split a pair
And there it goes. Reed’s perfect start to the season came to a close after 14 games with a 2-1 upset loss to Lincoln (6-10) on Friday night in Sacramento. The Raiders (14-1-1) continued the Victory Tournament immediately after their first loss and played Vacaville (9-5-1) to a scoreless tie. Reed wraps up the tournament in Sacramento on Saturday with games against … [Read more...]
Softball: Spanish Springs throttles Douglas
Spanish Springs cruised to its third straight win on Tuesday, handling Douglas 15-1 in five innings at home. The Cougs (11-4, 7-2) now get ready to head to Sacramento for a non-league tournament this weekend. The Tigers dropped to 8-10-1, 4-5. Hayley Fein was the benefactor of the 15 runs of support, picking up the victory in the circle. She threw a five-inning complete … [Read more...]
Softball: Reed still perfect, Cougs outscore Colts 34-8, Railroaders drop 2 of 3
Here they go again. After starting last season 24-0, the Raiders are off to a 14-0, 9-0 start this spring. They took care of Douglas twice at home on Saturday and Galena on Thursday. The schedule gets drastically more difficult this week for the Raiders, however, as they head to Sacramento for the Victory Tournament next weekend. They will open Friday against Lincoln … [Read more...]
Softball: Cougs ‘outplayed’ at Reno, Reed blanks Galena
Spanish Springs coach Jeff Davidson was not ambiguous in his analysis of the Cougars’ 3-2 loss at Reno on Thursday. “We got outplayed today and that was the game,” he said. “Plain and simple.” Spanish Springs dropped to 8-4, 4-2 in the DI North. Reno improved to 7-3, 6-1. With the game tied 2-2 in the bottom of the sixth, Reno’s Cook Cosette pushed the Huskies in … [Read more...]
Softball: Reed, Spanish Springs roll; Sparks swept
By Mike Bradley, reporting intern Spanish Springs swept North Valleys in a home doubleheader on Saturday with the help of senior Hayley Fein’s pitching. The Cougars are now 7-3, 4-1 in the DI North. The Panthers (0-9, 0-6) are still searching for their first win of the year. Spanish Springs will now go on the road for a pivotal early matchup at Reno on Thursday. First … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Nevada fans say ‘whew’
Nevada fans collectively breathed a sigh of relief on Friday when Stanford hired Jerod Haase to fill its men’s basketball head coaching vacancy. As I mentioned last week, Stanford would’ve been a realistic landing spot for Eric Musselman had the Cardinal decided to give him a call. Musselman no longer having the option to go to Palo Alto wasn’t the only local tie in … [Read more...]
Spanish Springs softball finishes seventh at local tournament
Spanish Springs’ roster is tough to recognize right now. Due to numerous reasons, a number of regulars missed out on this weekend’s Easter weekend tournament at Shadow Mountain Park. With the reshaped roster, the Cougars fell in pool play on Friday and had to settle for playing in the No. 2 bracket on Saturday. Spanish Springs fell to Douglas, 10-9 (eight innings), … [Read more...]